Morning journal and courier., 1887-10-03
FAIR HAVEN.

Eauneh of fhe HanscOmb-A Fine Yes. sel-Harvest COncert-Huntsmen Dfs- appofnted-EBusine at the Keg Shop Personal mentIon-Notes of General Interest Locally. The Young Women's Christian Temper ance union meets on Thursday of this week at the house of Miss Beach, 91 Exchange street.
 Miss Futile and Mrs. Hitchcock of Free dom, Ohio, are visiting their aunt, Mrs. Mat thew Tyler of North Quinnipiac street. The Mission circle will meet Saturday af- ternoon with Mrs. Nelson Linsley. The Sunday school of the Second Congre- gational church will give a harvest concert October 23.
 Rev. A. H. Goodenough of the East Pearl street Methodist church preached a very in teresting sermon last night from the text: 'That young man and his sister" The bad weather Saturday was great dis appointment to sportsmen locally as many of them had made extensive preparations for vigorous attack the game. On pleasant 1 mornings hunting is quite profitable amuse- ment on the Heights. George Lanfair, of Baltimore, has been in town for few days. Rev. A. H. Bail of Elgin, III, who has been visiting here for a week or two, has left for home.
 MT. and Mrs. Lloyd Salisbury have been spending their vacation at Lake Winnipesau kee, N. H.
 Smith Granniss has enlarged his store. St. Francis fair closes at Quinnipiac rink tonight.
 The mother of Representative Connors has been quite i'll, but is now convalescent. Rev. P. $. Evans spoke at the rink yester- day afternoon.
 The open cars have been taken off the horse railroad.
 Business is brisk at the keg shop, and the concern is several weeks behind in filling it's orders. The present demand is for oyster tubs.
 George A. Dennison, jr., cutter employ | ed in the L. Candee rubber shop, and Miss | Lizzie Barry of 36 Market street, were re- gently married at St. Francis church by the Rev. Father Mulholland. They will reside at No. 33 Exchange street. The fine schooner H. H. Hanscomb, launched on Saturday at Hanscomb's ship- yard, is modelled after the speedy W. w. Converse, and is thought to be such an i'm provement on the latter as to make her the | fastest three masted schooner which was ev- | CT sent out from the Fair Haven yards. Her official dimensions are: Length, 176 feet; | breadth, 37 feet; depth, IS feet. Her ton | mage is estimated at between TOO and 800 | tons. Her mssts measure 92, 93 and 94 feet high, respectively, and the topmasts 53 feet.
 and they are of Oregon pine. The spanker-
 the jibboom 60 feet. The Hanscomb \ is fitted with 27-foot centerboard with a 1 drop of 15 feet. The framework of the hull | is made of oak and chestnut, while the inside I wood work is of yellow pine. The forecastle ! is 12 by IS feet and we'll finished and the cabin measures g by 26 feet with roomy staterooms all handsomely furnished. The doors are of black walnut with panels of white ash and the pillars polished cherry | with gilded tops. The total cost of the
 1 schooner will not fall far short of $42, 900.
 1 The vessel is named after its builder and
 | principal owner, Captain Hanscomb, who
 owns sixteen shares in her. She will be
 commanded by Captain Holmes, who was
 ! formerly in command of the Lillie Holmes.
 l The schooner will hail from this city and be
 l engaged in the coal trade along the coast.